(10-23-2022, 05:06 PM)MarleyJag Wrote:

(10-23-2022, 04:40 PM)Charlie Sheen Wrote: I've given Trevor props when he does well, and criticized him when he does stupid [BLEEP].

But there are a group of people on this board that thinks Trevor does no wrong and they blame everything on play calling, the defense, refs, etc.

I want Trevor to succeed. I want him to be our QB of the future. But I also see all the garbage [BLEEP] that he does.

There is a temptation to defend his mistakes because we do desperately want him to be a true franchise QB. And the idea of a number one pick busting when he was forecast to be a generational talent is almost unthinkable.

What should be obvious is that he's a remarkably talented kid who still has a lot of upside. What should also be obvious is that the transition to the NFL has been rougher than almost everyone predicted. Doesn't mean he can't get there but to your point, we shouldn't overlook his mistakes. Criticism or praise should be earned based on performance not on what we hope should happen.

I've been critical but I think the positive is still mostly outweighing the negative. But he definitely has a lot of room for improvement.

That's perfectly put. I think the hype definitely hurt Lawrence as some people expected him to just be elite right away. I think you have to factor in how bad we were and everything with the Jags was last year. None of that really helped him. I do think Mahomes has skewered the expectations of QB's but again he has a great HC, and the best TE in the league and had the fastest WR in the league. They certainly helped him.

I will easily admit Lawrence still has plenty of room to improve with his playing style, the mental side of the game, decision making. Sadly we do have some on here that blame everything bad on Lawrence but i don't have a problem with legitimate concerns. I just think he's just turned 23, has a long career ahead of him and have seen him do enough good/great things that he can reach that level on a consistent basis in the future. But you also need to give him weapons and protection and a HC that gets the best out of him, and that's not just Lawrence, that's true of any QB that's successful.

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